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Yahoo and Verizon Agree to Drop the Acquisition Price by $350 Million

Updated deal follows recently disclosed data breaches

Verizon is expected to acquire Yahoo for $350 million less than the original deal.Verizon, Yahoo
By Marty Swant

February 21, 2017

Verizon and Yahoo have agreed to drop the price of Verizon’s acquisition of the Yahoo by $350 million, following Yahoo’s disclosure of a massive data breach that became public last year.

Marty Swant

Marty Swant is a former technology staff writer for Adweek.

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